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August 13, 2010

G117: Rangers 10, Red Sox 9 (11)

Nelson Cruz crushed Tim Wakefield's only pitch to deep left to give the Rangers the win in a game Boston at one point led 8-2.

After Boston scored seven times in the fourth -- the inning being kicked off by three consecutive home runs from David Ortiz, Adrian Beltre, and J.D. Drew -- the Sox bats were pretty quiet.

Drew clubbed a second dong, in the seventh, but the Texas pen retired the last 11 Red Sox hitters and 14 of the last 15. At the same time, the Rangers' bats were clawing back to tie the game against Felix Doubront and Daniel Bard.

The Royals beat the Yankees 4-3 and the Orioles beat the Rays 5-0. So the night wasn't a total fucking waste.

Following three nice starts coming off the disabled list, Beckett was mauled by the Yankees last Sunday. A few readers wondered why Beckett pitches so badly against the Yankees. I thought it might have been a matter of perception, because I know there have been some gems along the way, but Beckett has been the worst regular season starter against New York in the last half-century (minimum 20 starts). It's not even close.

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August 13, 1902 - Leading the Tigers by at least five runs in the sixth inning, Philadelphia's Harry Davis is on first and attempts a double steal with Dave Fultz, who is on third. Davis does not draw a throw as he slides safely into second, so Fultz stays put. On the next pitch, Davis "steals" first base and decides to try again. When he breaks for second a second time, Detroit catcher Fritz Buelow throws down, and Fultz is able to score from third. Two other players will "steal first" -- Fred Tenney on July 31, 1908 and Germany Schaefer on August 4, 1911 -- before it becomes against the rules in 1920.

Big celebration in Winston-Salem yesterday as we welcomed our Little Leaguers home. Semi-Finalists in the Southeast Regional, no less! It's the closest any team from our league has come to making it to Williamsport. Watched them play on ESPN2 with a friend and her son, who was on that All Star team last year with a lot of the same kids. Pretty cool to see all these kids and their parents that you know and work with around the complex on the national network. It's very dissappointing to get that close and not make it, as rarely as the opportunity shows itself, but one can't help but be very proud of how well they did to get that far. And even though I've never coached any of these kids, (I coach the older age groups, including a couple of their siblings), I still feel like a part of the team. I can't help but take a certain pride in being a part of the organization that put this team on the field. I've been working with this Little League since well before any of these kids were born and since long before their parents and coaches became involved here, so there's definitely a sense of reward in seeing this happen.

Meeting Across The RiverTenth Avenue Freeze-OutSpirit In The NightPretty FlamingoShe’s The OneBorn To RunThunder Roadbomb scare/interruption-intermissionLittle QueenieE Street Shuffle Saint In The CitySha La LaJunglelandKitty's BackRosalita Detroit Medley Sandy Quarter To Three

The famous bomb scare incident show, where the performance had to be stopped for over 90 minutes due to a phone-in bomb threat. The pre-bomb scare part of the show circulates only as an audience recording – however the remainder of the performance is circulating as a pro-recorded soundboard. The band had spent its time during the delay in a nearby bar and it's evident as the show gets back underway that Bruce has had a few drinks - repeatedly and hilariously asking the audience "Are you loose?" during "Little Queenie". There is also an exceptionally long rendition of "E Street Shuffle" (24+ minutes) that includes a 14-minute intro!

The unofficial report is up to you. But it sure looks bad that he took himself out of the game. I'm sure we'll get a full report in two months after he gets back from Arizona and gets his statement written."